the unsung heroines of sports history

As you know I try to
keep everything on this IG account prior to the internet boom to preserve
and shed light on past women's stories that deserve far more attention and
credit. But then there are these stories. Eva Carneiro's name was just
brought to my attention and while I set out to learn more about her I
realized she is in the eye of a media storm in the UK. First off Eva is/was
the Club doctor and assistant medical director of the Chelsea Mens Football
Club. She is one of the only women doctor to have worked with Chelsea.
Carneiro was the subject of criticism from Chelsea Football Club's Jose
Mourinho, after the first game of this current season, when, according to
Mourinho she rushed onto the pitch to attend to an injury. Under the Laws
of the Game, medical staff are not allowed onto the field without the
referee's permission, but have a duty to tend to an injured player when
summoned. Carneiro and head physiotherapist Jon Fearn were TWICE summoned
onto the field by a referee. After the game Carneiro left her position as
first team doctor with Chelsea when HER OWN boss called her a ""Filha da
Puta" which means "Daughter of a whore." After consulting a Portuguese
language expert, the FA cleared Jose Mourinho of making discriminatory
comments towards Carneiro. Campaign group Women in Football after
consulting their own language expert, said they were "appalled"
at decision to clear Mourinho and that its language expert was certain
Mourinho had used abusive language towards a woman, contrary to the verdict
of the FA's expert. If its not bad enough Comments towards Carneiro did
turn nasty last season with Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United
fans all being found guilty of making sexist comments towards her. Fans
chanted: "Get your t**s out for the lads."One Manchester United fan was
also caught on camera disgustingly shouting: "Show us where you p**s from,
you st, show us your P*Y." Such incidents have since prompted the FA to
tighten up their dealings with sexism in the Premier League and clubs have
been urged to report and deal any cases to the highest possible
authorities. Thank you @futbolprofundo for telling me about Eva.